8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    Form 8-K


                           Current Report Pursuant to
                             Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 9, 2000
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                            COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




                                     Indiana
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)





                  1-7160                              35-1101097
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     (Commission File Number)            (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



2831 Dexter Drive, Elkhart, Indiana                             46514
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)



                                 (219) 262-0123
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)






ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

                  On  November  9,  2000  the  Company  filed  a  press  release
announcing  completion of Miller Building  Systems  Merger.  A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                  (a)      EXHIBITS

                  Exhibit
                  Number           Description
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                  99.1             November  9,  2000  Press Release  announcing
                                   completion of Miller Building Systems Merger.






                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                 COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                                 By: /s/ Richard M. Lavers
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                                                     Richard M. Lavers
                                                     General Counsel & Secretary



Dated:  November 9, 2000

EX-99.1

   COACHMEN INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS MERGER

ACQUISITION EXPANDS MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT

ELKHART,  Ind., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Coachmen  Industries,  Inc. (NYSE:  COA -
news;  "Coachmen") and Miller Building Systems,  Inc. ("Miller") announced today
that Coachmen's  indirect wholly owned subsidiary,  Delaware Miller  Acquisition
Corporation,  has successfully  merged with and into Miller. The acquisition was
effective October 31, 2000.  Pursuant to the merger, each share of Miller common
stock  has been  converted  into the  right to  receive  $8.40 in cash,  plus an
additional $.30 subject to certain conditions,  other than shares held by Miller
or by any of its subsidiaries,  and shares held by Coachmen,  COA Housing Group,
Inc.  (the  parent of Delaware  Miller  Acquisition  Corporation),  or any other
subsidiary of COA Housing Group,  Inc.  Payment of such amount will be made upon
presentation of certificates  representing  shares of Miller common stock to the
transfer  agent for the merger,  together  with a properly  completed  letter of
transmittal.  Miller's  transfer  agent will  forward to  shareholders  detailed
instructions  regarding how to surrender  their share  certificates  in order to
receive the merger  consideration.  As a result of the merger,  Miller is wholly
owned by COA Housing Group, Inc. and is no longer publicly traded.

"The  addition  of Miller  furthers  our  strategic  plan to expand our  modular
construction  segment," said Claire C. Skinner,  Chairman,  CEO and President of
Coachmen  Industries.  "We are pleased to  officially  welcome the  employees at
Miller to the Coachmen  team.  With this  addition of Miller  Building  Systems,
Coachmen's  important  modular  segment now spans  housing,  commercial  and the
telecommunications industries."

Miller,  founded in 1982,  specializes  in commercial  modular  structures.  The
company just  reported the best first quarter sales and earnings in its history.
For the quarter ended Sept. 30, net sales were $20.6 million, as compared to the
$16.8 million reported last year for the same period. Much of Miller's growth is
attributable to its leadership in modular structures for the  telecommunications
industry and its customers include Nextel, AT&T, Motorola and Bell Atlantic.  In
addition to its participation in the rapidly growing telecom industry, Miller is
also a leader in commercial  modular  structures  serving a broad customer base.
Miller  operates from five  manufacturing  locations in the  continental  United
States  providing  a broad  reach  in  both  telecommunications  and  commercial
applications.   Its  unique  lightweight,   non-combustible  modular  structures
position  Miller to capture future growth in the education,  assisted living and
health care sectors.  The acquisition of Miller  Building  Systems is the second
expansion  by Coachmen  of its  modular  business  this year.  In June  Coachmen
acquired all of the outstanding  shares of Mod-U-Kraf,  Inc., a modular home and
special products manufacturer headquartered in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Coachmen Industries, Inc. is one of the nation's leading full-line manufacturers
of  recreational  vehicles  and  modular  construction.  Coachmen  is one of the
industry's  best-known  brand names of RVs and All  American  Homes,  one of the
company's modular subsidiaries,  is America's leading producer of modular homes.
Coachmen  is a publicly  held  company  with stock  listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the COA ticker symbol.

This  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the  meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned not to
place  undue  reliance  on  forward-looking  statements,  which  are  inherently
uncertain. Actual results may differ materially from that projected or suggested
due to  certain  risks  and  uncertainties  including,  but not  limited  to the
potential fluctuations in the Company's operating results, the implementation of
its  enterprise-wide  software,  the availability  and pricing of gasoline,  the
Company's  dependence  on  chassis  suppliers,   interest  rates,   competition,
government  regulations,  legislation governing the relationships of the Company
with its  recreational  vehicle dealers,  the impact of economic  uncertainty on
high-cost  discretionary  product  purchases  and other risks  identified in the
Company's SEC filings.